Greeks conduct mass protests that require justice after Tempi train tragedy

The Greeks held their largest protests over the years and participated in a general strike to mark the second anniversary of the railway disaster, which left 57 dead and dozens of more injuries.

Only in the center of Athens the crowd was put on hundreds of thousands, and a large number was noticed in the Salonica, Larissa and Ianine, as well as in many other cities.

“For those of us who had children in this train, some of our soul remained there and will never return,” said Maria Karishian, head of the Association of Victims of the Team, whose daughter Marti was among the tragedy killed.

On Thursday, an investigation is completed that the accident was caused by a human mistake, poor service and insufficient staff.

By an early day, a group of men with a hood began to throw stones and gasoline bombs into the police, affecting the emotional atmosphere near the parliament.

Police in the field of aspaganta responded with tear gas and a water gun, when the contractions continued for some time around the center of the capital, in emu, ammonium and propilay.

Dozens of people were arrested and the trouble flashed again when the evening fell.

Violence threw a shadow over a huge scale of protests in almost every city of Greece.

“I am here, in memory of the people who died in the train crash.

It was on the night of February 28, 2023 that the passenger train, packed with students, collided with a train goods near Central Greece in Central Greece.

The Greek Air and Railway Investigation report warned that the disadvantages of the crash had not yet been resolved. “These children were killed because the train was not safe,” said the head of the administration, Cristas Patadimitry.

The Tempi railway crash shocked the Greeks, many accused their conservative government of making too little to shed light on the causes of the tragedy. There is a broad opinion that the government sought to cover the role of high -ranking officials.

The whole center of Athens was crowded with people of all ages and all sections of society, and many say they participated in the demonstration for the first time in their lives.

Dmitry and his father were among the many participants of the rally in Athens, wearing T -shirts who proclaimed “I have no oxygen – justice,” referring to the 57 died.

The rallies were organized in 346 cities, through Greece to Thessaloniki, John, Pes and Larissa, as well as in the cities of Europe, including Brussels, Rome and several UK cities.

The Passenger Passenger Service from Athens to Thessaloniki was overflowing with students who returned to university after a holiday for the Greek Orthodox loan when the train collided with a train on the same highway outside Larissa.

After that, the firing ball almost completely destroyed the first two cars of the train.

In Athens, the participants of the rally conducted posters, reading “My baby, call me when you come” and “without cover”.

62 -year -old Dina Gazzi spent white balls with the names of those who died as a result of the accident. “I am firmly convinced that the government is covering the responsible for the accident,” she said the BBC. “We demand that all evidence be born.”

The shops in the center had shutters, many with reports of compassion and support in their windows, and ordinary people did not go to work.

The schools were closed, the flights and trains were canceled, and there were people to the Square of Syntagma.

Taxi drivers promised to protest people without accusation.

In a report on Facebook, Prime Minister Kirakas Missatakis said all the thoughts were with the families of 57 victims who died, as well as with the wounded and those who survived, but carried the memory of the night.

“Nothing will never be the same again,” he added, speaking of “deadly human errors in combination with the chronic deficiencies of the state.”

For almost six years, this is for the first time since Missacis was chosen that he has such a difficult political situation. He promised to move “more dynamically and fast” to lead to modern and safe trains.

For the Greeks, this mass protest was unusual that it was not related to the economy and their personal finances.

Thursday’s study found that millions of euros were paid to cover the installation of the safety systems by rail, but the project remained incomplete with corruption and bureaucracy.

Relatives of those who died as a result of the accident believe that the commodity train may have transported smuggling on behalf of smuggling.

“It is impossible to determine what exactly caused (Fireball), but modeling and expert reports indicate the possible availability of unknown fuel so far,” the report said.

“Serious information went missing because the crash site was not sealed,” the experts say, enhancing the anger of society and the enhancement of the cover speculation.

Government spokesman Paulos Marinakis denied that there was a cover and said the report was not backed up.

Further accusations came upon that the view of the catastrophe and the “landfill” was expressed a few days after the disaster, which meant that the evidence had disappeared. But Marinakis said the request report came to the conclusion that no political directive gave to change the scene.

When he stood in the midst of the protest on Friday on the Square Syntagma, Paulos Asanidis spoke about the death of his 26-year-old son Dimitris in the Tummpi accident.

“I don’t know how I think the strength is to stand,” he said the BBC.

“My son gives me strength. Otherwise I wouldn’t be here today, demanding justice.”